System requirements

In Sitefinity Cloud, by default custom development is done only through the decoupled Renderer application.

ASP.NET Core Renderer development environment

To setup and run your ASP.NET Core Renderer project locally, you have to make sure that your system complies with the following requirements:

You must have installed .NET SDK 8.0 or higher
You must use Visual Studio 2022 v17.4 or higher

Next.js Renderer development environment

To setup and run your Next.js Renderer project locally, you have to make sure that your system complies with the following requirements:

You must have installed Node.js 18.18 or higher
You must use Visual Studio Code or other IDE supporting development on React

Sitefinity CMS development environment

Sitefinity CMS can be provided either as a service (SaaS setup) where it is fully managed by Progress Software, or as a customizable application managed by the customer (PaaS setup). This is controlled through a Developer Extensions toggle. In case the toggle is enabled, the Sitefinity Cloud customer can set up a local development environment for Sitefinity CMS application. As a prerequisite, you need to ensure that your system complies with the following requirements:

Components	Requirements
Server-side requirements	Microsoft^®.NET Framework 4.8 on supported Microsoft^® Windows versions Sitefinity CMS supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems Internet Information Services 10+ Microsoft® ASP.NET MVC 5
Database platforms	Microsoft^® SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 Microsoft^® SQL Server Express 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.9.1 or higher
Memory requirements	1+ GB
Hard disk	1+ GB
Supported browsers (for administration and content editing)	The latest two officially supported versions of the following browsers: Firefox Chrome Edge JavaScript must be enabled on all browsers.
For development	Microsoft^® Visual Studio versions 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2026. You have to install the following: ASP.NET and web development workload. .NET Framework 4.8 SDK component. .NET Framework 4.8 targeting pack component. If you develop using ASP.NET Core Renderer, you must have installed .NET SDK 9.0. If you use Visual Studio to develop with ASP.NET Core, the lowest supported version is Visual Studio 2022.